Neovim job control demo Original file: http://pastebin.com/hpiCP9Ae

neovim-test.vim

:let srv1_id = jobstart('netcat-server-1', 'nc', ['-l', '9991'])
:let srv2_id = jobstart('netcat-server-2', 'nc', ['-l', '9991'])

function JobEvent()
  " v:job_data[0] = the job id
  " v:job_data[1] = the event type, one of "stdout", "stderr" or "exit"
  " v:job_data[2] = data read from stdout or stderr
  if v:job_data[1] == 'stdout'
    let str = 'Message from job '.v:job_data[0].': '.v:job_data[2]
  elseif v:job_data[1] == 'stderr'
    let str = 'Error message from job '.v:job_data[0].': '.v:job_data[2]
  else
    " Exit
    let str = 'Job '.v:job_data[0].' exited'
  endif

  call append(line('$'), str)
endfunction

au JobActivity netcat-server-* call JobEvent()